Melchior

MEL-kee-or

Dutch from Hebrew

"city of the king; king of light"

Melchior Origin and Meaning

The name Melchior is a boy's name of Polish origin meaning "city of the king; king of light".

The least used of the Three Wise Men's names, but a strong option for bold namers to consider.

The exact origins of Melchior are unknown, but it is speculated that it derived from either the Hebrew roots melekh and 'or, together meaning "king of light," or the Persian melk and quart, taken to mean "city of the king."

Melchior Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 1556 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Melchior

• 1556 Nameberry 2025

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Famous People Named Melchior

• Saint Melchior one of the three Magi
• Saint Melchior Grodziecki Polish martyr
• Melchior d'Hondecoeter Dutch bird painter
• Melchior Lengyel (born Lebovics Menyhért) Hungarian novelist and playwright
• Melchior Anderegg Swiss mountaineer
• Melchior Ndadaye 4th President of Burundi
• Melchior Hoffman German Anabaptist prophet and leader
• Melchior Klesl Austrian statesman and cardinal
• Melchior Lobkowicz son of Prince Maximilian & Princess Alina Lobkowicz
• Melchior Franziskus Ansi Polish,German baroque painter
• Friedrich Melchior Baron von Grimm, German,French journalist, art critic and diplomat

The name Melchior in Pop Culture

• Melchior Gabor main character in musical "Spring Awakening"
• Melchior villain in animated series "Teen Titans"
• Melchior Sturmthal banner,bearer of Berne in Sir Walter Scott's "Anne of Geierstein" (1829)
• Melchior One of the three Magi computers in Japanese anime "Neon Genesis Evangelion"